Perfect Duluth Day | Duluth News Events Music and More
Google+


Duluth General Election – Nov. 3, 2009

Total ballots cast: 20,621

CITY OFFICES



Duluth Second District City Councilor
Patrick Boyle – 2,543 | 78%
Rob Wagner – 668 | 21%

Duluth Fourth District City Councilor
Kerry Gauthier – 1,932 | 52%
Gordon Grant – 1,779 | 48%

Duluth At-large City Councilor
Top two candidates are elected
Dan Hartman – 9,322 | 26%
James Stauber – 9,045 | 25%
Beth Olson – 8,851 | 25%
Becky Hall – 8,256 | 23%

CITY QUESTIONS



Question 1: Should the Duluth City Charter be amended to provide the mayor the ability to appoint a communications and policy officer and a community relations officer and all the job specifications for each position to be established by City Council resolution?
Yes – 10,797 | 59%
No – 7,431 | 41%

Question 2: The Duluth City Charter currently requires a city employee to take a leave of absence from city employment in order to run for any political office (except for a position on the board of education for the city of Duluth). Should the charter be amended to require any permanent, full-time city employee to take a leave of absence from city employment only when running for the office of mayor of the city of Duluth or city councilor for the city of Duluth but not for any other political office?
No – 9,069 | 50.07%
Yes – 9,044 | 49.93%

SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES – I.S.D. 709



Duluth District One School Board
Ann Wasson – 2,925 | 54%
Marcia Stromgren – 2,513 | 46%

Duluth District Four School Board
Art Johnston – 1,972 | 53%
Laura Condon – 1,770 | 47%

Duluth At-large School Board
Top two candidates are elected
Tom Kasper – 11,757 | 32%
Mary Cameron – 8,960 | 24%
Nancy Nilsen – 8,308 | 22%
Maureen Booth – 7,975 | 21%